Sugar Shack Closed

The Sugar Shack closed this week. The business opened in March of this year retailing chocolates, sweets and collectibles. The owner Esther Ammon made the decision to cease business and is moving …

KW Noble Knights of the Week for May 19, 2023

Front Row: Cole Ducklow, KG, Ms. Madison Andrist; Rory Hanson, KG, Mrs. Katie Valek; Eli Otteson, Gr. 1, Mrs. Katie Benbrooks; Hudson Kruger, Gr. 2, Mrs. Deb Hinrichs. Back Row: Brody Wagner, Gr. 2, …

KW Noble Knights of the Week for May 12, 2023

Front Row: Peyton Prondzinski, KG, Ms. Madison Andrist; Neil Ellingsberg, KG, Mrs. Katie Valek; Natalie Bauer, Gr. 2, Ms. Megan Sabrowsky. Back Row: Hannah Edwards, Gr. 3, Ms. Val Ashland; Aria …

United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce Counties Announces New Executive Director

The United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce (UWGWP) Counties is pleased to announce that Nicolle Mechelke has been selected as Executive Director. Her first day will be June 5th, 2023. Most …
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First off, a special thanks to Bill and Marla Adams from Dodge Center, who sent me some lovely stories about geese in response to my last column. It is always nice to hear about braver souls than I, …
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Obituaries
Colleen Ruth Joan (Johnson) Fredrickson
Colleen Ruth Joan (Johnson) Fredrickson, 91, passed away December 28, 2022. Colleen was born in Cannon Falls on June 12, 1931, to John Albert and Anna (Lind) Johnson of Rodon, Sweden. After losing …
Gary Allen “Windy” Windhorst
Gary Allen “Windy” Windhorst, 75, of Wanamingo, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester. He was …
Eunice Ruth (Ree) Guttromson
Eunice Ruth (Ree) Guttromson, 93, most currently of the Walla Walla Veterans Home in Walla Walla, WA, peacefully passed away on May 9, 2023. Our beloved mother Eunice was born on May 25, 1929, to …
Lori L. Hildebrandt
Lori L. Hildebrandt, age 64, of Faribault, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Albert Lea. A Celebration of Life was held at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Monday, May …
Gaylen Edward Ordalen
Gaylen Edward Ordalen, 74, of Kenyon, went to his eternal home, where he joined his other loved ones, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. He was born in Red Wing on January 5, 1949, to Edward and Avis (Friese) …
Community
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a City Council Meeting was duly held in the City Council chambers at 7:00 p.m. on the 11th day of April 2023. The meeting was called to order by Mayor …
Song of Solomon: The title from the first verse of the book, which mentions who the song comes from: “The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.” The original Hebrew version of the book took its …
I recently joined a horseshoes league in Portage, Wisconsin. I had not played league horseshoes since my days in West Concord when I pitched from 1976 to 1982. Surprisingly I could still throw a few …
Community
The Kenyon-Wanamingo school board approved hiring Beth Giese as the new superintendent and elementary school principal at the April school board meeting. The school board had interviewed five …
Front Row: Camilla Ortega, KG, Ms. Madison Andrist; Conner Foss, KG, Mrs. Tanya Short; Daxx Anderson, KG, Mrs. Katie Valek; Isabella McGowan, Gr. 1, Mrs. Katie Benbrooks. Back Row: Skylin Taylor, Gr. …
Front Row: Landon Evert, KG, Ms. Madison Andrist; Bexley Otto, Gr. 1, Mrs. Katie Benbrooks; Maya Ramirez, Gr. 2, Ms. Megan Sabrowsky; Ava LaCanne Gillis, Gr. 3, Ms. Val Ashland. Back Row: Bayleigh …
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